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Why running for office was one of the most positive experiences of Licia Heath’s life
Originally published on Money Magazine on Friday 17 September 2021 Licia Heath is passionate about encouraging more women to participate in politics. As CEO of WOMEN FOR ELECTION, a non-partisan group committed to increasing the number of women in public office, she works inspire and equip them with the skills to run. Heath has…

Radio: ABC NewsRadio. Calls for the Liberal Party to introduce gender quotas
Quotas have been shown to work, where targets on their own have failed. They’re clearly a big part of the solution. But we have an urgent problem facing the Australian Parliament – it’s about the safety and wellbeing of female MPs and staffers in Parliament today. We need urgent reforms and safeguards to ensure no…

Radio: ABC NewsRadio. Licia Heath, WFE CEO with Thomas (Tom) Oriti
Licia Heath, CEO of Women for Election talked with Thomas (Tom) Oriti on the ABC News Radio Breakfast show in. response to Kate Jenkins report. Listen to the response now: Listen to more radio interviews from our media section. Share this radio:

The Guardian: Women, politics and boys’ clubs: ‘When women get organised, watch out’
Again there are widespread calls for gender equality in government. Around Australia organisations are paving the pathways for women to get elected Sally Dillon Sun 22 Nov 2020 06.00 AEDT The feminist and writer Jane Caro was adamant. A Q&A audience member, Sophie, was pondering a pathway to politics but declared some hesitation because of “misogynistic comments…

Podcast: BroadTalk. Women. Power. The World. Licia Heath.
Our CEO Licia Heath recently spoke with Virginia Haussegger for her Broad Talk podcast. With only 31 per cent of federal MP’s female, Australia ranks a poor 50th in the world for women in parliament. In 120 years, Australia has had just one female Prime Minister, Julia Gillard.But while the impact of women’s absence…

Less than one third of Councillors in NSW are women. The opportunity for women to stand for election is here.
Originally published on Women’s Agenda on Tuesday 25 May 2021 High on the first page of the Federal Women’s Budget, a crucial statement reads: “Women in visible positions of leadership are vital as role models to bring about cultural change, and to ensure respect for women in the workplace.” After three weeks touring regional NSW…